Basic Spreadsheet Vocabulary

an Excel file or a Google Sheet file (that contains worksheets)

a drop-down menu item and a button on the toolbar that allows you to select a formula you want

the combination of the column letter and the number row of a cell. Example: D5

an expression telling the computer what mathematical operation to perform upon a specific value

organizing information in specific ways (alphabetical or greatest to least, etc.)

electronic document in which data is arranged in rows and columns and can do math calculations

displays data or the formula being entered into a cell and is not on the work area

Quick Access Toolbar is:

a series of two or more cells in a column or row Example: A1:A5

when you put 2 or more cells together to make 1 new larger cell

one page of a workbook is called:

the small rectangles on a worksheet (or the intersection of a column and a row)

cell that is current (or highlighted) and ready to receive information

a function that you use to quickly find the sum or total of a range of cells.

Quick access toolbar is available on Excel and Google Sheets

lines you put around selected cells that you can see when you print